Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centres in Thessaloniki, Greece

Where can someone start opioid treatment in Thessaloniki?

Opioid treatment in Thessaloniki can start at the city’s public support and orientation center, which offers opioid substitution treatment with immediate access, so a person can contact it directly without a referral. Several integrated treatment units at hospitals in the city also provide opioid agonist treatment within the national EOPAE network.

Outside Attica, applications for opioid agonist treatment go through MOTHE units, the integrated units attached to hospitals. The national SOS line 1031 can confirm which unit is the right first contact, since Greek public services were combined under EOPAE by Law 5129/2024.

What does the immediate-access center in Thessaloniki offer?

The public support and orientation center in Thessaloniki offers opioid substitution treatment on an immediate-access basis, which means a person who uses opioids can start medication quickly rather than waiting for a place. It also orients people toward other parts of the national network, such as detox or a drug-free program.

Most of the rehabs in Thessaloniki list transfers between programs, and some list aftercare and continuing care, so a person who starts on medication can later move to a different level of care. A few list discharge planning to prepare the step out of treatment.

Which medicines are used in Thessaloniki?

Methadone and buprenorphine are the two opioid agonist medicines provided in Greece’s public system, and in Thessaloniki methadone is listed at about half of the rehabs, with buprenorphine and Suboxone at a few. About half list state-funded methadone as well.

Heroin, fentanyl and prescription opioids such as oxycodone and tramadol appear among the substances treated at about half of the city’s rehabs. Greek law also provides for a take-home naloxone program, so the opioid overdose reversal medicine can be kept outside a clinic.

Is there drug-free treatment in Thessaloniki?

Drug-free treatment is well represented in Thessaloniki, where about half of the rehabs list an abstinence-based approach and some describe a non-12-step model. These programs aim for a life without drugs, using counseling, group work and social support instead of opioid agonist medication, and the public network runs them alongside substitution care.

Medical detox is listed at about half of the rehabs in the city, often as the first step before a drug-free program. A few list long-term residential care for people who need a longer stay away from home.

Do Thessaloniki programs offer evening sessions?

A few of the rehabs in Thessaloniki list evening treatment, which lets people keep a daytime job or study while attending structured sessions after hours. With outpatient care listed at nearly all of the rehabs in the city, evening slots make treatment easier to fit into ordinary life.

Mental health treatment is listed at most of the rehabs in Thessaloniki, so a person dealing with stress, low mood or anxiety alongside substance use can raise it at the first appointment.

Thessaloniki rehab prices and payment

Residential rehab in Thessaloniki has an estimated typical range of €5,900 to €16,600 a month, and medical detox runs €3,600 to €11,200. Outpatient care, listed at nearly all of the city’s rehabs, is the lowest-cost level, with an estimated typical range of €700 to €2,400 a month.

These ranges apply to private care. Nearly all of the rehabs in Thessaloniki list state-funded outpatient care and accept state insurance, so the public route usually involves little direct cost.

What does a month of care cost in Thessaloniki?

A month of care in Thessaloniki has an estimated typical range for each of the three levels listed in the city: €700 to €2,400 for outpatient care, €3,600 to €11,200 for medical detox and €5,900 to €16,600 for residential treatment, which a few rehabs list. The table compares them.

Room type, the medicines needed during withdrawal and the number of therapy hours decide where a private stay falls. A program can confirm in writing what its fee includes.

How much public funding do Thessaloniki rehabs list?

Public funding is listed widely in Thessaloniki: nearly all of the rehabs list state funding, and about half list state-funded detox and state-funded medication-assisted treatment. About half also list foundation funding, and a few list state-funded residential care in the city.

EOPYY, Greece’s single public purchaser of health services, funds the wider public health system. The European Health Insurance Card is honored in Thessaloniki only by providers contracted to that public scheme, and it does not extend to travel made for the sake of treatment.

Who can get help in Thessaloniki, and how do they arrive?

Help in Thessaloniki is open to adults, listed at nearly all rehabs, and to teenagers, listed at about half, while men and women are each served at nearly all of them. Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport is 8.6 miles from the center in a straight line, which is how every distance here is measured.

Rehab is also listed in Larissa, about 75 miles away, and in Athens, Chaidari, Patras and Heraklion, with all Greek cities on the Greece page.

Is there rehab for teenagers in Thessaloniki?

Teen rehab is listed at about half of the rehabs in Thessaloniki, with outpatient programs for both teenage girls and teenage boys. A few list teen residential care, so a young person who needs to live away from home for a while can find that option in the city.

A few of the rehabs in Thessaloniki also serve young adults. A parent can begin with the 1031 line, which advises on drug problems and points callers to the right unit.

Can courts refer people to treatment in Thessaloniki?

A few of the rehabs in Thessaloniki list court-ordered treatment. Under Greek Law 4139/2013, an investigating judge can direct a person charged with a drug offense into a treatment program in prison or in the community, and penalties can be suspended while that person remains in treatment.

Treatment records are protected by the EU General Data Protection Regulation and Greek Law 4624/2019, supervised by the Hellenic Data Protection Authority, Greece’s national regulator for personal data.

How do people travel to Thessaloniki for rehab?

Most people traveling to Thessaloniki for rehab arrive through Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport, 8.6 miles from the city center with international flights. Greece applies the Schengen rules of up to 90 days in any 180-day period for visitors who need a visa, and lists no visa category for medical treatment.

Hills and lakes lie within a short drive: Kissós Óros is 10.4 miles from the center, Lánari 10.6 miles, and Límni Koróneia, a lake, 11.4 miles, with Pikrolímni at 14.8 miles. Rehab near lakes is listed across Europe. Rehab is also listed in Turkey, Albania, Croatia, Austria and Cyprus.

Which numbers should be saved in Thessaloniki?

The national SOS line 1031 serves Thessaloniki, offering advice on drug problems and pointing callers to units with immediate access, such as the city’s own substitution center. A national addiction helpline answers on 1145, and the gambling helpline is 1114, so these three numbers are useful for anyone in Thessaloniki.

Listings for the rest of the continent are on the Europe page.